Düsseldorf is a city in western Germany known for its fashion industry and art scene. As an important cultural center, Düsseldorf has dozens of museums and in excess of 100 art galleries. Düsseldorf, each July, hosts the Largest Fair on the Rhine, a week-long funfair attracting more than four million visitors.
Why exhibit there
Congress Center Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf’s exhibition center, is based in one of Germany’s most important business and science hubs. It is located on Messe Düsseldorf a mere three kilometres from Germany’s third largest airport and five kilometres from Dusseldorf Old Town.
Getting there
Once you arrive at Düsseldorf’s airport, it is a hop skip and a jump into town using either the “Flughafen Düsseldorf” station or the S-Bahn S11 via the “Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal” station.
Restrictions on what you can bring into the country
There are the usual restrictions plus a few extras: no instruments of torture, no dangerous dogs, you’re not allowed to move stolen works of art nor are you allowed conflict or blood diamonds.
Top hotels
Main exhibition centres
Exhibitions we have supported
Services we provide
- Booth Host/Hostess
- Lead Generator
- Crowd Gatherer
- Product Demonstrator
- EMCEE
- Hospitality Staff
- Brand Ambassador
- Engager
- Interpreter/Translator
- Team Leaders
- Event Managers
Key tourist hotspots
This old capital is also a city of wide streets lined with elegant shops, with a ring of parks and gardens encircling its downtown area.
Don’t miss out:
- Walk down Königsallee: Germany's Most Elegant Avenue.
- Stroll along The Embankment Promenade.
- Take a trip around Old Town Düsseldorf.
Where to eat
- Im Schiffchen - Two Michelin star restaurant offering a menu of indulgent French dishes.
- Nagaya - European meets Japanese at this Michelin-starred Düsseldorf legend.
Bonus round
- Local currency is the Euro.
- Language is German, although most people also speak English.
- Visa - if you’re from within the EU you don’t need one, outwith the EU you’ll have to check the list.
- Plug sockets are the two prong European type.
- There are no real cultural sensitivities so to speak, but advice for conducting business meetings:
- When meeting Germans for the first time in a business context, short and firm handshakes are the norm.
- Make sure you maintain eye contact throughout.
- Titles and qualifications are held in high regard, so if someone does have a doctorate or a degree, make sure you refer to them as doctor or whatever their title may be.
- The more letters you can put after your name on your business card, the more impressed your German colleagues will be.